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Episode 159 of The Usual Podcast is now available on iTunes and Stitcher! You can listen above and find our show notes HERE. Enjoy all the geeky goodness!

We didn’t record 159 live, but check out the Livestream of Episode 158 below:

Happy New Year! Over the holidays, Will and I guested on two of our favorite podcasts.

Our latest guest spot was actually a guest hosting spot! That's right, Will and I were lucky enough to be able to host Episode 10 of the Galactic Gamers Coalition. We chatted with some awesome folks representing many of the Star Wars: The Old Republic podcasts. With all of the news about Knights of the Fallen Empire, this is a conversation you don't want to miss!

Check out our latest guest spot on the It's a Trap! podcast! We join Redna and Ordoo to discuss the first six issues of the Marvel Star Wars comics. Even if you're not following the Marvel Star Wars series, you don't want to miss four Star Wars geeks do what they do best.

Follow this LINK, or click on their awesome Dave Dorman Illustrated logo above to listen in.

If you are looking to have a frosty beverage with the guys from The Usual Podcast, look no further than The Shadowlands server! Will and I have started both an Imperial, and Republic guild, and are looking for casual players to fill our ranks.

In this special episode from San Diego Comic-Con, the guys attended the Star Wars: The Old Republic Story panel at the Westin Hotel on July 11th. The audio quality isn't too terrible, so if you didn't get to attend the panel, or make the trip to San Diego, there are some great behind the scenes pictures, and footage from the Knights of the Fallen Empire trailer created by Blur Studios

This is the continuation of a five-part series analyzing the films of the Matrix universe to understand the cultural relevance of this pop culture behemoth. Part 2 unpacks which religions are evident in the Matrix universe.

I had a very unusual relationship to sci-fi and fantasy when I was a kid. I never read The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, I didn’t read Chronicles of Narnia until I was in my teens, and I don’t remember ever watching Star Trek. What I did watch were shows that I either enjoyed with my dad or what I felt I had a personal connection to, but here is a short list of those, sometimes lesser known, titles that made my childhood a bit more interesting.

This is the beginning of a five-part series analyzing the films of the Matrix universe to understand the cultural relevance of this pop culture behemoth. Part 1 introduces the concept of religion in film.